July 13, 2009 Bioengineering Assistant Professor Amy Herr is the recipient of a 2009 DARPA Young Faculty Award. Herr was recognized for her proposal on “An Integrated Micro/Nanosystem for Rapid Validation of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Biomarkers”.
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Kumar awarded Presidential honor
July 9, 2009 Sanjay Kumar, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at UC Berkeley, has been awarded a 2009 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers by President Obama.
Herr receives Hellman Award
June 8, 2009 Assistant Professor of Bioenginering Amy Herr has been granted a 2009 awards from the Hellman Family Faculty Fund. Created by a generous gift from distinguished alumnus F. Warren Hellman, the Hellman Family Faculty Fund awards research grants to junior faculty who have shown a promise of great distinction.
Budinger receives Radiology Gold Medal
May 22, 2009 Thomas Budinger, Professor and Founding Chair of UC Berkeley Bioengineering, has been awarded the Gold Medal for Distinguished Service to Radiology by the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS).
Keasling wins first Biotech Humanitarian Award
May 20, 2009 Jay Keasling, Berkeley Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering and Acting Deputy Directory of Lawrence Berkeley Lab, has been awarded the first Biotech Humanitarian Award from the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO).
Keasling and BioE student win Chancellor’s Public Service Awards
May 2, 2009 A Berkeley Bioengineering student and faculty member have won Chancellor’s Public Service Awards this year, high honors for civic engagement sponsored by Cal Corps Public Service Center, the Office of Government and Community Relations, and University Events.
Lee Lab in Berkeley Science Review
May 2009 Cutting edge Lab-on-a-Chip research from Bioengineering Professor Luke Lee’s lab was featured in the Spring 2009 issue of the Berkeley Science Review. The BSR is a completely student-run and -written publication featuring research at Berkeley. Read the full story at the Berkeley Science Review.
Tirrell elected to AAAS
April 20, 2009 Matthew Tirrell, incoming Chair of the Department of Bioengineering and current Dean of the College of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Tirrell is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the American Institute of […]
Luke Lee receives IEEE EMBS Award
April 16, 2009 Bioengineering Professor Luke Lee will receive the 2009 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Award for Excellence in Biomedical Technology in Memoriam of William J. Morlock.